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Subchapter A. General Prohibitions Against Discrimination by an Insurer or Health Maintenance Organization
Section 544.001. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to: (1)...
Section 544.002. Unfair Discrimination - Sec. 544.002. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION. (a) A person may not refuse...
Section 544.003. Exceptions - Sec. 544.003. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A person does not violate Section...
Section 544.004. Enforcement Actions - Sec. 544.004. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. (a) A health maintenance organization or...
Subchapter B. Other General Prohibitions Against Discrimination by Insurers
Section 544.051. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...
Section 544.052. Unfair Discrimination - Sec. 544.052. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION. A person may not in any...
Section 544.053. Exceptions - Sec. 544.053. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A person does not violate Section...
Section 544.054. Judicial Action; Award by Court - Sec. 544.054. JUDICIAL ACTION; AWARD BY COURT. (a) A person...
Subchapter C. English Fluency
Section 544.101. Definitions - Sec. 544.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Health benefit plan...
Section 544.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...
Section 544.103. Prohibition on Use of Certain Guidelines - Sec. 544.103. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN GUIDELINES. (a) A...
Subchapter D. Family Violence
Section 544.151. Definition - Sec. 544.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "family violence" means an...
Section 544.152. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.152. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies only...
Section 544.153. Prohibitions - Sec. 544.153. PROHIBITIONS. (a) A health benefit plan issuer or...
Section 544.154. Confidentiality of Certain Information - Sec. 544.154. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...
Section 544.155. Underwriting Criteria - Sec. 544.155. UNDERWRITING CRITERIA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...
Section 544.156. Health Benefit Plan Issuer or Life Insurer Not Liable for Death or Bodily Injury - Sec. 544.156. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUER OR LIFE INSURER NOT...
Section 544.157. Right to Continued Coverage Unaffected - Sec. 544.157. RIGHT TO CONTINUED COVERAGE UNAFFECTED. This subchapter does...
Section 544.158. Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice - Sec. 544.158. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE. A violation...
Subchapter E. Fibrocystic Breast Condition
Section 544.201. Definition - Sec. 544.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "health benefit plan issuer"...
Section 544.202. Prohibition - Sec. 544.202. PROHIBITION. A health benefit plan issuer may not,...
Section 544.203. Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice - Sec. 544.203. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE. A violation...
Section 544.204. Payment for Disease Not Required - Sec. 544.204. PAYMENT FOR DISEASE NOT REQUIRED. This subchapter does...
Subchapter F. Church Property
Section 544.251. Definitions - Sec. 544.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Church" means a...
Section 544.252. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to an...
Section 544.253. Prohibition - Sec. 544.253. PROHIBITION. An insurer writing insurance for a church...
Section 544.254. Unfair or Deceptive Act or Practice - Sec. 544.254. UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE. A violation...
Subchapter G. Mold Claim or Damage
Section 544.301. Definitions - Sec. 544.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Insurer" means an...
Section 544.302. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.302. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to each...
Section 544.303. Prohibition of Certain Underwriting Decisions Based on Previous Mold Claim or Damage - Sec. 544.303. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN UNDERWRITING DECISIONS BASED ON PREVIOUS...
Section 544.304. Rules - Sec. 544.304. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary...
Section 544.305. Penalty - Sec. 544.305. PENALTY. An insurer that violates this subchapter is...
Subchapter H. Water Damage Claims
Section 544.351. Purpose - Sec. 544.351. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...
Section 544.352. Definitions - Sec. 544.352. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Appliance" means a...
Section 544.353. Restrictions on Use of Claims History for Water Damage - Sec. 544.353. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF CLAIMS HISTORY FOR WATER...
Section 544.354. Rules - Sec. 544.354. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules to accomplish...
Subchapter I. Criminal Offenses
Section 544.401. Offense: Certain Discrimination - Sec. 544.401. OFFENSE: CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION. (a) In this section, "person"...
Subchapter J. Prohibited Practices Relating to Exposure to Asbestos or Silica
Section 544.451. Definition - Sec. 544.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "health benefit plan" means...
Section 544.452. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.452. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to any...
Section 544.453. Prohibition - Sec. 544.453. PROHIBITION. An entity that offers a health benefit...
Subchapter K. Previous Denial of Health Benefit Plan Coverage
Section 544.501. Definition - Sec. 544.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "individual health benefit plan"...
Section 544.502. Limitation on Certain Inquiries - Sec. 544.502. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN INQUIRIES. A health benefit plan...
Section 544.503. Violation of Subchapter; Unfair Discrimination - Sec. 544.503. VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER; UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION. A health benefit...
Subchapter L. Consumer Inquiry
Section 544.551. Definition - Sec. 544.551. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "consumer inquiry" has the...
Section 544.552. Applicability - Sec. 544.552. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to: (1) a...
Section 544.553. Prohibition of Underwriting and Rating Decisions Based on Consumer Inquiry - Sec. 544.553. PROHIBITION OF UNDERWRITING AND RATING DECISIONS BASED ON...
Subchapter M. Living Organ Donors
Section 544.601. Definition - Sec. 544.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "living organ donor" means...
Section 544.602. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.602. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 544.603. Prohibitions - Sec. 544.603. PROHIBITIONS. (a) An insurer may not, based solely...
Subchapter M. Political Affiliation and Expression
Section 544.601. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 544.601. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to: (1)...
Section 544.602. Prohibition - Sec. 544.602. PROHIBITION. Except as provided by Section 544.603, a...
Section 544.603. Exceptions - Sec. 544.603. EXCEPTIONS. A person does not violate Section 544.602...
Section 544.604. Enforcement Actions - Sec. 544.604. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. (a) A health maintenance organization or...